Friday, January 20, 2012

Une enfance française: Pain au Chocolat, The Quintessential Parisian Snack

As the second half to Les Mademoiselles Miam, I can also testify to the healing powers of food. My family’s small farm on Lovelaceville has been beset by sickness and subsequently turned into a hospital for humans and pets. My puppy recovered from bladder surgery with some of his favorite table scraps—roast beef, rotisserie chicken, and ground beef. After a couple cuisine-less days wrecked by stomach flu nausea for the humans, I started the road to recovery with my own simple rendition of a common parisian snack—pain au chocolat. Chocolate, naps, and Charles Boyer seem to be a recipe for recovery.
Ingredients:
pillsbury crescent rolls
semi-sweet chocolate chips
powdered sugar
Directions:
1. Set oven to temperature for crescent rolls.
2. Unroll crescent rolls and place on greased baking sheet.
3. Place desired quantity of chocolate chips in the middle (This can be as many or as few as you want. But I usually do as many as I can fit…)
4. Roll the edges of the dough around chocolate chips. Chocolate should be completely enclosed by the dough.
5. Bake for 10 minutes.
6. Sprinkle powdered on the tops.
Enjoy while hot!
I apologize for the less than satisfactory picture. I really couldn’t restrain myself long enough to get a picture of the insides. I ate them much too quickly!
-Cara

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